Alec walked into the store and started browsing the shelves.
"Welcome valued customer." the shopkeeper said
"Hey..."
"Are you looking for anything specific?"
"I'm having a few friends over tonight and I need something that's for everyone."
"Then why not try," The man pulled a box from under the counter. "A Game of
Change."
"How much is it?"
"12.95"
Alec checked his wallet "It'll clean me out but alright." he paid
"Would you like a bag or to carry it out?"
"Bag."
"Good bring it back tomorrow if you don't like it."
"Fine." Alec took the bag and left.
~
When Alec got home he started setting up for the game night. "Chips... Soda...
Game... Done" he set the board on a table.
"Alec your friends are here!"
"Kay mom!" Alec ran downstairs.
5 guys waited in the living room chatting to each other.
"Hey guys,"
"Hey Alec," said a guy with brown hair and an Italian accent.
"Hey hon." said Alec's boyfriend a guy with bright red hair in a ponytail.
"Hey" said the other three.
"Come on the game's up in my room."
"It better not be a board game." said a guy wearing a hoodie and duct tape
"Dan be quiet." said a guy with black hair.
"David I'm not in the mood."
"Oh will you two stop fighting. We get it you're mad at each other. Cry us a river. Build
us a bridge. And get the fuck over it." said the final guy
"Thanks for trying Brendan but it ain't gonna work I tried telling them that last week"
said the red head.
"Look let's just get to the game." Alec said.
"Yeah." said the Italian.
They went upstairs.
"Have fun!" Alec's mom called up to them.
~
Alec opened the box and set the board out. "Okay pick your piece." he said looking at
the rules.
"You first Rolan" Brendan said.
The red head shook his head "Dan should go first."
"I'm going last." Dan said.
Alec read the rules "First person to go is whoever has an initial closest to Z."
"Let's see... That would be Rolan." the Italian said.
"Hold up Leone..." Alec said "Oh you're right." he set the pieces on the board.
Rolan rolled the dice. "7" he moved his piece to an intersection that split off in three
other directions. He moved to the left onto a blue space. "Alec what's that mean?"
"Blue is a change in age... What? Just draw a card from the deck that's blue."
The card read:
Take what you rolled and add it to your current age.
"I rolled a 7 and I'm 16 so... 23?"
"Yeah... Should we be writing this down?" asked Leone
"Umm guys.." Rolan felt a chill as he started growing. He grew 6 inches, from 5'8" to
6'2", and gained about 10 lbs, taking him from 155 to 165. A fiveoclock shadow started
growing. His hair actually shortened and turned spiky. His clothes tightened a little, he
wore really baggy clothes.
"Okay this is too weird." Dan said.
"Let's just continue playing." Alec took the dice and rolled.